After a long series of twists, the US Supreme Court approved the proposal to ban Tiktok in the country in January. This was due to security concerns surrounding the platform's ties to China.
At the same time, a deadline expired for the Chinese parent company Bytedance to sell at least parts of its operations in the US to an American owner – and the app was shut down for 170 million American users.
But on the same day that Donald Trump was sworn in, he gave Bytedance an additional 75 days to find an American co-owner, whereupon the app was turned back on.
With just over a week left until the deadline on April 5, he is now offering to ease the 20-percent tariffs he imposed on Chinese goods at the beginning of March.
I might give them a small tariff reduction or something to get it done, he says to reporters at the White House.
US Vice President JD Vance, who has been tasked with helping to broker the deal, recently said that it is "almost certain" that an agreement will be in place when the deadline expires.
